List of New Zealand cruiserweight boxing champions


This list of New Zealand cruiserweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the New Zealand professional cruiserweight championship.
The title has been administered by the New Zealand Boxing Association, New Zealand National Boxing Federation and New Zealand Professional Boxing Association since 1994.
A champion will often voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship, such as the world. Where the date on which a champion relinquished the title is unclear.
NameReignDuration of reignTitleDefencesNote
Anthony Bigeni126 May 1994New Zealand Boxing Association6
Sam Leuii110 October 2000New Zealand National Boxing Federation1
Lightning Lupe114 December 2000New Zealand National Boxing Federation0
Mohamed Azzaoui122 February 2003New Zealand Boxing Association0
Colin Hunia127 May 2004New Zealand Boxing Association0Hunia is the last person to hold a title from New Zealand Boxing Association in all divisions.
Soulan Pownceby128 August 2008New Zealand National Boxing Federation0
Monty Filimaea19 November 2013 – 26 June 2015New Zealand National Boxing Federation1
Monty Filimaea222 May 2014New Zealand Professional Boxing Association0Filimaea Held both NZNBF and NZPBA titles at the same time.
James Langton126 June 2015 – 3 November 2015New Zealand National Boxing Federation1
Monty Betham Jnr13 November 2015 – 29 October 2016New Zealand National Boxing Federation0Vacated title when retired
Asher Derbyshire129 April 2016 – presentNew Zealand Professional Boxing Association1
Lance Bryant130 June 2016 – presentNew Zealand National Boxing Federation1Interim Champion. Champion promoted when Betham retired.
Lance Bryant224 March 2018 – presentPro-Box NZ0
David Light121 April 2018 – presentProfessional Boxing Commission New Zealand0